Game within game: chess player

"Mr. Ye, I am the president of the Carlton Hotel. My name is William Li." The speaker was an American in his 30s. Although he is an American, he speaks fluent Chinese.

"Hello!" Ye Fang immediately shook hands with William Li.

"I have just received an order from the US headquarters group. Starting tonight, the property rights of the Carlton Hotel will belong to you. Tomorrow I will arrange a person to carry out the equity change procedures. In addition, this is about the financial statements of the Carlton Hotel in the past three years and other related Personnel information, behind me is the entire hotel management." As he spoke, Li William took a thick document from behind and prepared to hand it to Ye Fang.

Before Ye Fang could reach out his hand, Lu Jiaming from behind stepped forward and took it.

Immediately afterwards, Li William took out another envelope from his arms and handed it to Ye Fang. Ye Fang was a little confused about what he meant, so he heard Li William ask, "The boss of the headquarters told me that you will definitely use your own team in the hotel, so let me Take the initiative to propose resignation, including all foreign management of the hotel. You can rest assured that we will make a formal resignation after the handover is completed. Please give your approval."

Hearing William Li's words, Ye Fang couldn't help but sigh at the slickness of Lawrence, an old capitalist. He thought of everything ahead of himself and didn't give Ye Fang any chance to worry. Faced with the "gadget" sent by Lawrence, Ye Fang followed the principle of not taking it for nothing. These old capitalists would not take advantage of it, but the necessary procedures still needed to be fulfilled.

"Okay, no problem, I approve." Ye Fang replied.

"In addition, since the equity transfer requires a sales contract, this is a contract issued by our group. Please take a look at it. We plan to transfer the Carlton Hotel to you for one dollar. But you also know the actual value of the Carlton Hotel. We hope The transfer of the Carlton Hotel should not be publicized to the outside world, and the transfer price should not be exposed," William Li said politely.

"Okay, I know." Ye Fang asked Lu Jiaming to take the transfer contract handed over by William Li, and sign it after the review was passed. Mainly because Ye Fang was worried about any traps in the contract.

Afterwards, Li William nodded slightly to Ye Fang and turned around to leave without the slightest nostalgia or reluctance.

Ye Fang looked at the leaving figures of the senior executives of William Li and said without looking back, "Research the relevant information of the Carlton Hotel to see if there are any major debts and other guarantees, and contact a professional hotel management company." Take over immediately."

"Yes, I will handle the matter of finding the hotel management company and reviewing the contract." Lu Jiaming replied.

"I'll find someone to do the background check on hotel debts and guarantees," Nan Yi said.

Pang Hongfei on the side now knows why rich people are getting richer and richer. A hotel with billions of dollars was transferred for only one dollar. This is like picking up money for free.

"You still have to find a president of the hotel." Lu Jiaming said.

"Just put your name on it." Ye Fang said casually.

Lu Jiaming hurriedly said, "The hotel president is different from other presidents. Usually, he needs to be on duty in real time. It is difficult for me to take on this position as I have no fixed residence."

Ye Fang didn't understand hotel management either, so when Ye Fang was thinking, he accidentally glanced at Linda standing not far away, and reached out to call Linda over.

"Do you know hotel management?" Ye Fang asked.

"I graduated from the Ecole Hotelie de Lausanne in Switzerland, so of course I understand hotel management." Linda replied. She didn't know what Ye Fang's intention was.

Ye Fang smiled slightly and said, "That's great. From now on, you will be the CEO of this Carlton Hotel. From now on, this hotel will be managed by you."

"Me?!" Linda pointed to her nose and said in surprise, "Are you kidding me when you appoint me as the CEO of the Carlton Hotel? I am only a junior manager of the hotel now."

"I never joke about giving others opportunities." Ye Fang looked at Linda and continued, "I think you are very suitable. Seize this opportunity. If you have any questions, contact him." Ye Fang pointed at Lu Jiaming, Then he patted Linda on the shoulder and said, "The appointment documents will be sent to you soon. You should prepare well."

Saying that, Ye Fang walked towards the elevator. Linda looked at Ye Fang's leaving back and sat in the clouds. She didn't understand how she became the CEO of Carlton in the blink of an eye.

"This is my business card. If you have anything, please contact me anytime. I will find someone to review these contracts and documents and hand them over to you. From now on, you will be responsible for this place." Lu Jiaming looked at the beautiful Linda with a smile, sighing secretly that his boss was really You have good eyesight. With such a beautiful subordinate, are you still worried that there will be no scandal?

"Seize the opportunity and perform well." Lu Jiaming dropped the sentence and went after Ye Fang.

When Nan Yi passed by Linda, he glanced at Linda's appearance and figure with the corner of his eye, snorted coldly and said nothing.

Linda looked at the different attitudes of Ye Fang and the others towards her, and then looked at the text on the business card in her hand: Meso Capital Global President Lu Jiaming, there is a string of very small numbers under the name, which is Lu Jiaming's connection. Way.

"But I want his contact information..." Linda muttered, looking at the empty restaurant.

On the way back, Lu Jiaming said, "Mr. Ye, there is no reason for this Rockefeller to give you a luxury hotel worth billions without even seeing your face. This is against common sense."

"They Western capitalists have always believed in a rule, that is, there is no free lunch in the world. This Lawrence must be holding back a big move? Boss, are you really sure you want to go to this trip to the United States? Aren't you afraid of the Hongmen Banquet? ?”

During the chat between Pang Hongfei and Lu Jiaming, they learned that Ye Fang had made several consecutive moves against Western capital, and each time he made a lot of money. In fact, he had torn a big piece of flesh from these capitalists. According to common sense, they should be able to There is no reason for them to unite to kill Ye Fang and give him a hotel just to see Ye Fang, unless they want to lure Ye Fang to the United States and then attack Ye Fang in the United States.

Ye Fang thought for a moment and said, "There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in this world. Money and material things are just a series of numbers in the eyes of these people. Their attitude towards a person will continue to change as the other person's strength increases." Changed. Of course the hotel is not given away for free. By taking over this hotel, it means that I am willing to accept their invitation. I also want to see how they play with the world. "

"Boss, don't you want to play with the world with them?" Lu Jiaming asked curiously.

"I'm not a devil or an angel. I just want to understand the rules of their game." Ye Fang said casually.

"Boss, shall we go back to Deep Water Bay?" Lu Jiuge asked.

Ye Fang thought for a moment and said, "Go to Macau."

"Yes." Lu Jiuge agreed.

"Boss, are we going to the casino to play?" Pang Hongfei was obviously excited.

Ye Fang looked at Pang Hongfei and said jokingly, "Old Pang, I think you are very uncivilized and even insulting to politeness. How can a cultured person like you be addicted to gambling?"

"I just have fun and have fun casually. Cultural people are usually under a lot of pressure. A small gamble will make you happy, a small gamble will make you happy." Pang Hongfei replied with a blush on his face.

"Small bets are okay, big bets are not!" Ye Fang warned half-jokingly.

"I understand, I understand." Pang Hongfei replied.

"The boss has his own casino in Macau." Lu Jiaming reminded Pang Hongfei at the right time.

"Really?! Boss, you are so awesome. How many properties do you have that I don't know about?" Pang Hongfei said, flattering him.

Ye Fang ignored Pang Hongfei's rainbow fart and said to Lu Jiaming, "Don't tell Feng Liping."

"I understand, the boss wants to pay a private visit incognito." Lu Jiaming said with a smile.

Only Nan Yi in the corner looked at him with eyes that could see through Ye Fang's thoughts. Of course Nan Yi knew that Ye Fang had another important thing to do, which was to go over to meet He Chaoqiong and their children.

It was already twelve o'clock at night when the group arrived at the Ye Fang Casino in Macau. Despite this, the casino was still brightly lit and people were flowing in. It seemed that every figure could hear the sound of chips colliding.

Ye Fang and his party followed the splendid corridor of the casino and were led by the waiter to the casino hall. Seeing the crowded casino hall, Ye Fang couldn't help but feel emotional thinking about the scene of Fang Tianhua and Lang Wenyao's death in Macau.

Just when Ye Fang was stunned, he saw a flow of people coming from not far away, and the tourists and waiters on both sides automatically separated. From a distance, Ye Fang saw Feng Liping walking towards him surrounded by countless people. He stopped two meters away from Ye Fang and then led everyone to respectfully shout, "Hello, boss!"

Ye Fang chuckled, exchanged a few words with Feng Liping, and then introduced Pang Hongfei to Feng Liping.

"Mr. Ye, I'm really happy to see you're okay." Feng Liping said sincerely.

Feng Liping knew that if he opened a casino here in Liangjiang, it would definitely be difficult without a strong background, and the final outcome would be to be swallowed up, so Feng Liping was particularly concerned about Ye Fang's movements. If Ye Fang doesn't show up anymore, it is very likely that the casino here in Haojiang will not be able to open.

"I feel relieved to have you here. If I'm not in trouble, I can call the He family." Ye Fang patted Feng Liping on the shoulder and said.

"Yes." Feng Liping nodded. In fact, Ye Fang didn't know the powerful relationship between them. How could Feng Liping have the nerve to ask the He family for help when life and death were not at stake. Many interest disputes in the daily operation of casinos cannot be brought to the table. Whether you can handle it depends on your ability and your background. If your background is strong enough, no one will dare to come and cause trouble.

Unlike other casinos, Ye Fang would not stay in one place forever, so he relied on Feng Liping for support most of the time. In fact, Feng Liping really hoped that Ye Fang would come from time to time, every day.

"Liping, let these people evacuate. Let's find a place to have a good chat." Ye Fang patted Feng Liping and said.

"Yes, boss." As soon as Feng Liping waved his hand, everyone behind him dispersed.

Ye Fangchong said to Pang Hongfei and Lu Jiaming, "You go and play, it's a rare trip."

"The boss is wise!" Pang Hongfei and Lu Jiaming couldn't hold themselves back for a long time, and rushed into the place before Ye Fang finished speaking.

Feng Liping reached out and called his men over and ordered them to get 100 million chips for each person, but Ye Fang stopped him and said, "Those two boys are not short of money, let them spend their money here."

Although Ye Fang said so, Feng Liping still winked and asked his men to do it.

Ye Fangchong said to Lu Jiuge's ghost team and Nan Yi, "You can go and have fun too. Don't worry about me. Liping and I will go to the bar for a drink."

Lu Jiuge consulted Nan Yi, who smiled and said, "Just play, or you will lose to death." Then he said to Feng Liping, "Give me 100 million too!"

After getting the chips, Lu Jiuge and others from Nanyi also went straight to the casino hall. Feng Liping accompanied Ye Fang to a bar in the corner of the casino and sat down. Sitting here, he could have an overview of the casino.

Feng Liping poured a glass of wine for Ye Fang and himself, and then told Ye Fang about the situation of the casino over the past year. At present, the first phase of Ye Fanghaojiang's entire casino project has been completed, the second phase of the project is being completed, and the third phase of the project will start in a month. It is expected that the entire casino will be basically completed by this time next year. Due to the continuous influx of mainland guests and Feng Liping's re-optimization of the casino's reception process, the casino's reputation has gradually been established. As a result, the entire casino's profits are rising every month. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as making more money every day.

"Mr. Ye, we have sufficient cash flow in our casino account, you can use it as you wish." Feng Liping said.

"Okay, you can just contact Mr. Lu later." Ye Fang couldn't help but sigh and said, "The casino business is easier to do, and the investment is high and the return is high."

While Ye Fang and Feng Liping were chatting, one of his men came over and whispered a few words in Feng Liping's ear. Feng Liping was slightly stunned and looked up at the casino gate.

Ye Fang also raised his head and followed Feng Liping's gaze, and saw a group of people coming in from the gate. They were all Americans. They were led by two old American men with yellow hair. One looked gentle and the other looked like a gentleman. Somewhat cynically, although these two people looked dozens of years old, they still exuded endless fighting spirit, like bulls looking for someone to fight, and it seemed that they came with bad intentions.

"Who are they?" Ye Fang asked.

Feng Liping replied, "The one on the left is called Adelson. He is an American gambling tycoon and is known as the American Gambling King. The one on the right is called Tripp and is a real estate developer in the United States. Both of them are competing for the Wynn gambling license. , As a result, Adelson won, and now his casino Venetian in Haojiang is in full swing and is expected to open in the middle of next year."

"Isn't this your competitor? What are they doing here?" Ye Fang asked.

Feng Liping snorted coldly and said, "Adelson offered a lot of money to buy our gambling license last year, but I refused. Later, he sent people to make trouble, but in the end he failed. It's just that today these two competitors came together and didn't know they were singing. What a show."

At this time, Ye Fang and Feng Liping noticed that Adelson and Tripp had also turned their attention to Feng Liping, and soon came straight to Ye Fang with a large number of bodyguards and assistants.

Nan Yi and Lu Jiuge, who had been paying attention to the movements of Ye Fang and Feng Liping, stopped gambling almost at the same time. Only Pang Hongfei and Lu Jiaming were so caught up in the gambling that they did not notice the upcoming conflict on Ye Fang's side.